MIDWEST SHEEP REVIEW
Slaughter Receipts
This week 47,000; Week ago 49,000; Year ago 49,000
Slaughter Lambs Steady
Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good
Slaughter Ewes 5.00-15.00 higher 1-3 30.00-40.00, Cull 1 20.00Feeder Lambs Steady
30.00
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large
Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs shorn 95.00- 1-2 60-80 lbs 100.00-110.00, 80100.00, wooled 102.00-104.00.
100 lbs 90.00-100.00.
WEEKLY HAY SUMMARY
Concerns of being dry have faded, at least for now, as many areas in the
state have received substantial rain in the past week. Weeds seem to be a
huge problem for many crops, pastures look good, and hay fields look good;
but farmers are still struggling to get hay baled the way they would like.
There seems to be a lot of hay in the state. The only concern at the moment
is sellers are having a very difficult time locating any alfalfa that would test
high premium to supreme. Demand for this high quality hay has risen
sharply, and some sellers even have orders backing up that they can’t fill.
Asking prices are also rising on top end hay, but so far many buyers aren’t
coming close to being willing to pay it. Hay prices were steady on beef quality, steady to firm on horse and dairy quality, demand light, and hay supply
as a whole is heavy. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay hotline available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory, call
1-800-877-4HAY(4429) (All prices per ton unless specified and most reflect
delivered prices) Supreme quality Alfalfa(RFV>185) 100.00-140.00 Premium quality Alfalfa(RFV170-180) 80.00-110.00 Fair to Good quality Alfalfa(RFV130-170) Round bales 35.00-80.00 Small, Big squares and baleage (dry weight) 70.00-100.00 Good quality mixed Alfalfa and grass small
square bales 2.50-3.00 per bale 30.00-45.00 per large round baleFair to good
quality Prairie hay 60.00-85.00 Good quality Brome 50.00-85.00 Good
quality Timothy Hay 3.00-3.50 per small square bale Good quality Red Clover hay 30.00-60.00 Good quality Mixed Grass hay 20.00-35.00 per round
bale 1.25 to 2.50 per small square Fair quality large round bales Fescue
10.00-30.00 per bale Wheat hay 50.00-60.00 Wheat straw 1.50-3.00 per
small square bale
WEEKLY FESCUE REPORT
Buying has pretty much ended for fescue seed this year. There is still some
seed laying in rows in parts of the state, most too far gone to ever recover.
Hard wind and rain knocked out the majority of any seed left standing this
past week. Over all it was far from the type of year those in the seed business like to see. There are a limited number of buyers accepting seed, but it
takes a few calls to find any. Prices are steady. This will be the last fescue
seed report of this year. (Dry: Moisture 12-14% - Wet: Moisture greater
than 14%) (Prices per lb.) Southwest, Central, and South Central: .20
wet, .22 dry Northwest: .20 wet, .25 dry Southeast: .21 wet, .21 dry
Northeast: .18 wet, .18 dry

Weekly Crop Report
Plentiful moisture and moderate temperatures have helped Missouri
crops make good growth in most areas although flood damage can be
expected in some of the low-lying fields. An average of 3.8 days were
suitable for fieldwork, ranging from about 2.5 days in the west-central
and southwest districts to 5 days or more in the east-central and southcentral districts. The topsoil moisture supply ratings averaged 6 percent
short, 71 percent adequate and 23 percent surplus. The west-central
district is the wettest area, with a rating of 56 percent surplus, followed
by the northwest and north-central districts with about 33 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, 82
percent adequate and 7 percent surplus. Field Crops Report: The corn
crop, at 61 percent silked, is the most advanced on record, 8 days ahead
of last year. Progress of silking varies from 44 percent in the northeast
district to 90 percent in the southeast and south-central districts. Seven
percent of the crop has reached the dough stage, also well ahead of normal. Corn condition is reported as 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor,
16 percent fair, 57 percent good and 22 percent excellent, a minor improvement from a week earlier. Ninety-seven percent of the intended
soybean acreage has emerged, 6 days ahead of last year and average.
Sixteen percent of the crop is blooming, 10 days ahead of last year and
4 days ahead of the normal pace of 11 percent blooming. Soybean condition is rated as 3 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 54
percent good and 11 percent excellent, nearly the same as a week earlier. Six percent of the sorghum has headed, 2 days behind last year but
similar to average. The crop is rated as 3 percent poor, 25 percent fair,
63 percent good and 9 percent excellent, a minor decline from a week
ago. Ninety-one percent of the winter wheat is harvested, 3 days ahead
of last year and 3 days ahead of normal. Harvesting by area ranges
from 81 percent complete in the north-central and west-central districts
to virtually complete in the south-central and southeast districts. Fescue
seed has been difficult to harvest due to wet weather in some counties,
with seed sprouting in the swath.